Fly-paper holder



P. A. RAUTH. FLY; PAPER HOLDER. APPLICATION FILEDYOCT. 4. 1921.

1,431,843, Patented 0ct.10,1922

INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Get. 1U, i922.

WNETEQ Ltthttt EAUL A. RAUTH, OF BOOINVILLE, INDIANA.

FLY-PAPER HOLDER.

Application filed October a, 1921.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that 1, PAUL A. RAUTl-I, a citizen of the United States,residing at Boonville, in the county of VVarrich and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fly -Paper Holders,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to supports for sheets of fly paper, moreparticularly of the sticky variety, and has for one of itsobj ects tosimplify and improve the construction and increase the utility ofdevices of this character.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device of thischaracter whereby the sheets of paper may be supported firmly and easilyattached and detached and in position to be handled without danger ofthe fingers coming in contact with the sticky face of the paper.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described andthen specifically pointed out in the claim, and in the drawingsillustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention Figure 1 is aplan view.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

Fig. 3 is a detached perspective view of one of the lower clip jaws.

The improved device is constructed from two sections of wire connectedas by entwisting intermediate the ends as shown at 10, and theunconnected portions extended obliquely in opposite directions andcurved as shown at 11.

The terminal of each portion 11 is flat tened as shown at 19, anddirected inwardly or toward the interior of the device, and theflattened portion provided with upstanding perforated cars 20. Each ofthe flattened portions 19 constitutes one jaw of a clip device, theother jaw being represented at 21 and pivoted at 22 between the cars 20.

Each clip device is provided with a spring 23 to hold the operative endsof the aws in yieldable contact with the fly paper, indicated at 24;.

Serial No. 505,421.

By this simple construction the paper 24 can be firmly supported andreadily moved from place to place without the fingers comingin contactwith the sticky surface of the paper.

The improved device can be easily attached to or detached from the sheetof paper without the fingers coming in contact with the sticky surfaceand moved from place to place as required. The paper is held instretched position and thus prevented from being displaced by the windor from other causes.

The resiliency of the portions 11 of the holder retain the paper in itsstretched condition.

The improved device may be constructed of any required size orproportion to correspond to the form and size of the sheet of paper towhich it is attached.

A loop 25 is formed in one of the portions 11 at its juncture with theflattened portion 19, to form a convenient means for suspending thedevice from a rail, hook, or the like, when not in use.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the drawingsand set forth in the specification, but it will be understood thatmodifications within the scope of the claim may be made in theconstruction without departing from the principle of the invention orsacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is A flypaper holder formed from two sections of wire united intermediate theends and the portions not united extended 0bliquely in oppositedirections and curved away from the united portions, the terminals ofthe extensions being flattened and bent inwardly to each form one jaw ofa clip device adapted to bear against one face of a section of flypaper, and an opposing clip jaw pivoted to the flattened portion andadapted to bear against the other face of the paper.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature hereto.

PAUL A. RAUTH.

